Phu Yen tourism flourishes in early spring

Speaking to Nhan Dan Newspaper reporters, Director of Phu Yen Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Hong Thai said that the total number of tourists to Phu Yen during Tet, from February 10 to February 14 (the first to the fifth day of Tet) is estimated at 105,000, an increase of 10.6% over the same period last year; including 650 international visitors, an increase of 17% over the same period.

The special national relic Ganh Da Dia (An Ninh Dong commune, Tuy An district) attracts a lot of visitors during Tet.

Of which, the total number of guests staying is estimated at 59,500, up 1.3% over the same period last year. The average room occupancy rate is over 60%, with large-scale hotels alone reaching 90-100%. Total revenue from tourists is estimated at VND192.3 billion, up 34% over the same period last year, of which accommodation revenue is VND33.6 billion.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Thai, Phu Yen's famous tourist destinations have more and more visitors during each Tet holiday, such as Ganh Da Dia with 18,976 visitors; Nhan Tower with 12,400 visitors; Bai Mon-Mui Dai Lanh scenic spot with 4,509 visitors...

“Before the Lunar New Year, the Department issued documents directing, guiding and requesting tourism service businesses to implement activities to welcome and serve tourists, improve service quality; take care of the material and spiritual life of employees and workers at the unit; stabilize service and goods prices, list prices and sell at no higher than the listed price” - Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Thai, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.

Also on this occasion, tourism businesses in Phu Yen organized many cultural, artistic and culinary activities to serve tourists coming to visit and relax.

For example, at large-scale tourist accommodation establishments in the center of Tuy Hoa city, there are activities: at Stelia Beach Resort, lion dances, country markets, and bai choi performances; Rosa Alba Resort organizes buffets to serve guests on the 3rd day of Tet; Saigon-Phu Yen Hotel organizes the 2024 Spring Food Festival; Sala Grand Tuy Hoa Hotel organizes Countdown; Mandala hotel & spa Phu Yen organizes activities: Lion dances, Tet childhood stalls, Tet reunion meal sets, calligraphers on Tet, seafood-themed Tet buffets and hot pot and grills, stone guitar performances, saxophone performances; Zannier Bai San Ho Hotel (Song Cau town) organizes banh chung wrapping activities, calligraphers writing, folk music performances, dragon dances, live music performances, folk games... Travel agencies in the province also prepare well for passenger transportation, actively build attractive tour programs, helping tourists have many experiences about Phu Yen culture, history, and scenic spots.

Nghinh Phong Tower, Tuy Hoa city is an attractive new tourist destination that visitors to Phu Yen cannot miss during this Tet holiday.

Phu Yen is a coastal province in the South Central Coast region, with a favorable geographical location and great potential for tourism development due to its long coastline, many bays, lagoons, lakes, and lagoons that still retain their natural wildness...

On the other hand, Phu Yen is also a land rich in indigenous cultural elements and a long history of outstanding cultures such as Sa Huynh culture and Champa culture, which is extremely favorable for the development of tourism in general and sea tourism in particular.

In order to effectively exploit the potential, in recent times, the province has made many efforts in mobilizing resources to invest in infrastructure for socio-economic development associated with tourism development; gradually diversifying and improving the quality of tourism products; the system of accommodation facilities, entertainment areas, restaurants and tourism services is increasingly complete...; focusing on and making efforts to implement programs, policies, stimulate demand, and develop tourism; contributing to raising the tourism brand of the province, creating an effect in promoting the image of Phu Yen tourism to tourists.

According to the Phu Yen Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, recently approved by the Prime Minister, tourism will become a key economic sector of Phu Yen.

Accordingly, developing tourism in Phu Yen province to become a spearhead economic sector, a driving force for socio-economic development, with a synchronous, modern infrastructure and tourism service system, rich in cultural identity; taking sea and island resort tourism as the main direction, developing in a high-end, specialized direction, along with MICE tourism, cultural tourism, community tourism, agricultural tourism and resort tourism combined with medical examination and treatment; combining physical education, sports, entertainment, recreation, urban areas. Developing tourism associated with preserving and promoting the values ​​of national cultural identity, cultural heritage and scenic spots,...

A corner of Xuan Dai Bay - one of the famous beautiful bays in Song Cau town, Phu Yen.

Establishing Phu Yen Geopark towards the title of UNESCO Global Geopark to build a local brand in the strategy of promoting the image, developing international tourism, aiming at exploiting and promoting synchronously and comprehensively the values ​​of geological heritages, historical-social-cultural heritages, and biodiversity in a sustainable manner, contributing to the goal of socio-economic development, increasing income for people...

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